You’re most certainly in the instance of purchasing your first motor vehicle, or, you want to buy a new car but you don’t really know which model to go for. While doing your second-hand car investigation you have most certainly discovered that the Toyota Prius of “companies” are more affordable to purchase and seems to be an appealing option. However, these Toyota Prius only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to find out in this content page how to convert a 2-seater Toyota Prius into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make an overview of the main key actions to be taken, then, we will find out what are the modifications to be made on the vehicle, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Toyota Prius company into a 5-seater.
The main key steps to convert a Toyota Prius 2-seater into a 5-seater
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Here is the list of the main lines to respect if you want to to pass your Toyota Prius company or commercial in 5 places:
- Install the missing seats and seat belts.
- Get the certificate of conformity from the producer
- Take his Toyota Prius to the roadworthiness evaluation to have the changes confirmed
- To run his car through mine control.
- Inform your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be made on the vehicle to convert a Toyota Prius 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will therefore commence our content page on the transformation of a Toyota Prius 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be carried out straight on the vehicle in order to allow it to be recognized as a Toyota Prius 5-seater.
Convert its Toyota Prius to 5 seaters all alone
If you want to do most of the process on your own, you should know that it will be hard to do. In fact, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Toyota Prius easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to get a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the vehicle by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Toyota Prius into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Put in the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)
For all these explanations, it is more convenient to ask an approved auto technician who will conduct these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
If you still want to undertake the transformation of your new Toyota Prius on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to obtain the needed parts and search for manufacturer information related to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion performed by a professional
If you want to convert your Toyota Prius 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least difficult decision. Surely, he will have a much simpler access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will allow you to execute the following steps without the slightest stress.
The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Toyota Prius into 5 places
Now that we have discovered the first technical steps in the transformation of a Toyota Prius 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now deal with the administrative step.
The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Toyota Prius 2 places recognized as a 5 places
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You will find just below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Toyota Prius converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes made on your Toyota Prius, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to adhere to all the steps as soon as possible.
- You have to bring the vehicle to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the vehicle to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Toyota Prius li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Toyota Priusinto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Toyota Prius 2 seats to 5 seats can reprensent, it is necessary to know that a kit seats plus installation will cost you at a dealer on average 2500 to 3500 euros and that it is necessary to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Toyota Prius company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Toyota Prius, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Prius category.
